SHIRE PLC: Transaction in Own Shares

Transaction in Own Shares
October 9, 2013 - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) (the "Company") announces
that, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's
Annual General Meeting on April 30, 2013, it purchased 6,901 of its ordinary
shares of 5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") on October 8, 2013 through both
direct purchases of Ordinary Shares, and through the purchase of Ordinary
Shares underlying ADRs. The highest and lowest price paid for the directly
acquired Ordinary Shares was 2454.00 pence per share and 2422.00 pence per
share respectively, and for those Ordinary Shares acquired though the purchase
of ADRs was 3890.00 cents per share and 3867.67 cents per share respectively.
The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above
purchase, the Company holds 9,780,155 Ordinary Shares as treasury shares and
has 553,139,271 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
The purchases were made by an independent third party which makes its trading
decisions independently of, and uninfluenced by, the Company. The independence
of the third party enables the Company to continue to purchase Ordinary Shares
(including Ordinary Shares underlying ADRs) during close periods and other
prohibited periods, should they arise. The third party has been appointed by
the Company to make purchases to December 31, 2013.
For further information please contact:
Investor Relations
Eric Rojas erojas@shire.com +1 781 482 0999
Sarah Elton-Farr seltonfarr@shire.com +44 1256 894157
NOTES TO EDITORS
Shire enables people with life-altering conditions to lead better lives.
Our strategy is to focus on developing and marketing innovative specialty
medicines to meet significant unmet patient needs.
We provide treatments in Neuroscience, Rare Diseases, Gastrointestinal,
Internal Medicine and Regenerative Medicine and we are developing treatments
for symptomatic conditions treated by specialist physicians in other targeted
therapeutic areas.
www.shire.com
Registered in Jersey, No. 99854, 22 Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX
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www.shire.com
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